Which part of the Constitution of India declares the ideal of Welfare

Which part of the Constitution of India declares the ideal of Welfare State?

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The correct answer is A) Directive Principles of State Policy.

The ideal of a Welfare State is enshrined in the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India. These principles are not enforceable by courts but guide the state in making laws and policies.
Articles like 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 46, etc., lay down various objectives for the state to pursue to promote the welfare of the people by securing a social order based on justice (social, economic, and political), ensuring adequate means of livelihood, fair distribution of wealth, right to work, education, public assistance, just and humane conditions of work, living wage, promotion of educational and economic interests of weaker sections, etc. These principles collectively aim at establishing a welfare state.

While the Preamble speaks of ‘Justice – social, economic and political’ and ‘Equality of status and of opportunity’, setting the broad goals, the DPSP provide concrete guidelines and objectives for the state to move towards realizing these goals and establishing a welfare state. Fundamental Rights primarily focus on negative obligations of the state (restrictions on the state), protecting individual liberties. The Seventh Schedule deals with the distribution of legislative powers between the Union and States.

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